NG See Hui Michelle

Michelle is the Manager and Deputy Managing Partner of the Firm and specialises in intellectual property law.

She undertakes a wide range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters for clients across a wide range of industries, both in the public and private sectors, many of whom are leaders in their respective fields. Apart from advising on and structuring transactions involving IP rights, she also manages extensive trademark, patent, industrial design and domain name portfolios on behalf of our clients.

Michelle has been noted for her work in the IP field in a number of industry publications, such as World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, AsiaLaw, Asia IP, Managing Intellectual Property, IAM Patents and Legal 500.

She is effectively bilingual (English and Mandarin). She is regularly called upon to contribute to a number of leading legal publications. She is a Registered Patent Agent, a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and a member of the Association of Singapore Patent Attorneys (ASPA). As a member of INTA, she has served on the Law & Practice (Asia-Pacific) Sub-Committee of the INTA Bulletin Committee.

Michelle also regularly contributes her time as a volunteer at the IP public consultation sessions and legal clinics.

After graduating on the Dean's List in 1996 with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) degree from the National University of Singapore, Michelle served her pupillage with Donaldson & Burkinshaw and was admitted in 1997 as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. Michelle is also admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.